Prizes for Students | The Royal Society of Medicine

Please note this page is updated regularly.

All submissions must be sent in by 11.59pm on the stated deadline date.

Generally prizes, awards or travel grants must be claimed before the end of the academic year in which they are gained (30 September).

For more information or help please contact info@rsm.ac.uk

General Practice with Primary Healthcare

CAIPE John Horder Team Award and John Horder Student Award

Deadline: Thursday, 31 July 2025

Open to:

Open to qualified practitioners working in health and social care teams and/or practitioner educator teams working in Higher Education Institutions. We particularly welcome teams from primary health care or community care.
Open to pre-registration (undergraduate) or post-qualified student teams in health and social care professional training. The award welcomes interprofessional work in primary care.

Team Award prize: Certificate of achievement and £600, Student Award prize: Certificate of achievement and £600

Applications must be sent to: admin@caipe.org

General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section: John Fry Prize

Deadline: Sunday, 3 October 2025

Open to: GP Trainees, postgraduate students based in primary care, medical students, and other postgraduates from professional groups involved in primary care.

Apply here

Student Poster Prize

Deadline: Friday, 1 August 2025

Open to: Medical students

Prize: First place: £150 cash prize, Second place: £100.

Apply here

Paediatrics & Child Health

Paediatrics & Child Health Section: Overseas bursary

Submission deadline: Sunday June 1 2025

Open to: Current RSM Paediatrics & Child Health Section members of all grades

Bursary: Up to 5 bursaries will be available per year - covering the registration fee plus a contribution of £500 towards travel and hotel costs

Apply here

Students

In-person Abstract Prize

Deadline: 2 June 2025

Open to: All medical students

Prize: Winners and runners-up will be selected on the day and presented with official certificates in recognition of their achievement. The remaining candidates will receive certificates stating they were shortlisted for the prize.

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Virtual Abstract Prize

Deadline: 2 June 2025

Open to: All medical students

Apply here

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